Mark Turner – Return from the Stars (CD Review)
Mark Turner Return from the Stars Mark Turner, saxophone; Jason Palmer, trumpet; Joe Martin, double-bass, Jonathan Pinson, drums ECM Records In recent years, saxophonist Mark Turner has appeared as a…
Rhiannon Giddens sings “Julie’s Aria “from her new opera (Video)
Rhiannon Giddens, along with guitarist Bill Frisell and percussionist Francesco Turrisi, perform “Julie’s Aria” from Giddens’ first opera, Omar. Premiering at Spoleto, the opera is receiving productions at a number…
Bryan Senti and ACME – “Mantra” (Video)
Bryan Senti has shared a video of “Mantra,” the first single off of his forthcoming album Manu, out June 24th via naïve.
Sandrine Piau – Handel Enchantresses (CD Review_
Handel: Enchantresses Sandrine Piau, soprano Les Paladins, Jérôme Correas, director Alpha Classics Soprano Sandrine Piau is a versatile artist who has compellingly performed a wide range of repertoire. Handel has…
Molly Tuttle – Crooked Tree on Nonesuch (CD Review)
Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway Crooked Tree Nonesuch Songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Molly Tuttle makes her Nonesuch debut with Crooked Tree. Co-produced with dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas, the release includes…
Wolfgang Rihm – Jagden und Formen (CD Review)
Wolfgang Rihm Jagden und Formen Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Franck Ollu, conductor BR-Klassik CD Wolfgang Rihm’s hour long orchestra work Jagden und Formen (2008) has its roots in an earlier work,…
Aleksandra Gryka on Kairos (CD Review)
Interialcell Aleksandra Gryka Florian Müller, harpsichord; Klangforum Wien, Joseph Kalitzke, conductor Kairos CD Klangforum Wien is undertaking a series of portrait recordings on Kairos of Polish composers. The first solo…
Music for Hard Times (CD Review)
Living Earth Show and Danny Clay Music for Hard Times Self-released CD It is fair to say that recent times have been hard on nearly everyone. Living Earth Show decided…
Vermillion: Kit Downes on ECM (CD Review)
Kit Downes Vermillion Kit Downes, piano; Petter Eldh, double bass; James Maddren, drums ECM Records After listening to Obsidian, Kit Downes’s debut as a leader for ECM, one might justifiably…
Barbara Monk Feldman on Another Timbre (CD Review)
Barbara Monk Feldman Verses GBSR Duo with Mira Benjamin Another Timbre CD Given her association with Morton Feldman, both personal and professional – he was both her spouse and her…